Specialist Building Manager

Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Specialist Building Manager (Band 6) to join the Estates Directorate at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will play a key role in the operational management, maintenance, and development of a complex acute healthcare estate, ensuring buildings and infrastructure remain safe, compliant, and fit for purpose. The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of planned and reactive building maintenance, managing refurbishment and revenue-funded schemes, and providing specialist technical advice on a wide range of building-related matters. Working closely with clinical and non-clinical teams, contractors, consultants, and external agencies, you will contribute to maintaining an environment that supports high-quality patient care and operational excellence. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced building professional with extensive knowledge of healthcare estates, building regulations, fire safety, compliance, and project management who is looking to further develop their career within one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts. Main duties of the job The Specialist Building Manager will lead and manage the delivery of planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, building fabric improvements, and refurbishment projects across the Trust's estate. The role involves managing multidisciplinary maintenance teams and contractors, ensuring all work is delivered safely, efficiently, and in compliance with relevant legislation, NHS guidance, and Trust policies About us As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from: Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under '